The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 061815082X / ISBN 13: 9780618150823

Editore: Clarion Books (edition Young Adult), 2001

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• Titolo: The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again
• Editore: Clarion Books (edition Young Adult)
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 061815082X
• ISBN 13: 9780618150823
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Disegnatore: Sis, Peter
• Edizione: Young Adult.
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language.

Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. This edition of The Hobbit has been specially formatted for young readers and features cover art by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Peter Sís.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Written for Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

Informazioni sull?autore

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.